This 9/11 Anniversary May Be Different
In case you were able to get past the coverage of Britney’s performance at the Video Music Awards, you realize that today is the sixth anniversary of the September 11th attacks in New York City. I have found each anniversary unbearable because I have to endure a week’s worth of programs about this terrible tragedy. I saw it on television and I was like millions of others glued to their TV in the following days to see how America responded. Six years later, I cannot honestly say that we have responded well.
The political rhetoric and media coverage on each 9/11 anniversary has been focused on our military response. MyGoodDeed.org is an organization that has received over 250,000 pledges by people who want to change our nation’s focus when this anniversary comes around each year. These Americans pledge to do good deeds and celebrate the heroism of firefighters, police officers and others involved in saving lives on 9/11. My cynical heart is warmed a bit by the thought that the public is able to put aside the bile associated with this event on one day each year to help others. If we could only get past the idea that a war on terror is winnable we may be able to begin to heal the wounds that we have allowed to fester in the last six years.
September 11th, 2007 at 11:56 am
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